There was little pottery this season. All catalogued, as there was little of
interest to catalogue. By far the most interesting pottery finds of the season
were the burnt and broken up remains of 3 Tunisian amphoras, perhaps all 3,
versions of Africano Grande, a type which is commonly exported into Rome by
the early 3rd c. A.D. (P11044, AA 13 B (5) & (7); P11046, same provenance,
P11047, AA 13 B(7)). P11046 has an incised stamp of FAFA at midneck; while P11047
has a 2-line incised stamp PAL / FH. Stamped amphoras from N. Tunisia in the
early 3rd c. A.D. are fairly common, and it should be relatively easy to determine
more about the makes of these amphoras, as there has been a recent review of
such a stamps by David Mattingly. FAFA may refer to a certain ‘Fabatus’,
but I must check this interpretation to be certain. Of this type from G10, it
also had a partial stamp at mid-neck.